Westbury Road, Ilford, IG1 3BW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around IG1 3BW is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47.5%	50.3%	2.8%	51.0%	-0.7%
Male	52.5%	49.7%	-2.8%	49.0%	0.7%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around IG1 3BW, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 43.6% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	33.7%	43.6%	9.9%	37.9%	5.7%
Married: Opposite sex	54.9%	48.7%	-6.2%	44.2%	4.5%
Separated	2.9%	2.5%	-0.4%	2.2%	0.3%
Divorced	6.3%	3.7%	-2.6%	9.1%	-5.4%
Widowed	2.2%	1.4%	-0.8%	6.1%	-4.7%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (86%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	50.7%	48.8%	-1.9%	48.4%	0.4%
Good health	34%	37.2%	3.2%	33.6%	3.6%
Fair health	11%	10.5%	-0.5%	12.7%	-2.2%
Bad health	3.4%	2.3%	-1.1%	4.0%	-1.7%
Very bad health	0.9%	1.2%	0.3%	1.2%	0.0%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	14.9%	15.2%	0.3%	18.2%	-3.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.4%	7.6%	-3.8%	9.6%	-2.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13%	11.3%	-1.7%	13.4%	-2.1%
Apprenticeship	0.6%	3.7%	3.1%	5.3%	-1.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.6%	16.3%	7.7%	16.9%	-0.6%
Degree or Similar	39%	40.9%	1.9%	33.8%	7.1%
Other	12.4%	5.1%	-7.3%	2.8%	2.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 25.7% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	5.6%	15.2%	9.6%	1.1%	14.1%
Chinese	1.1%	0.9%	-0.2%	0.7%	0.2%
Indian	32.4%	26.1%	-6.3%	3.1%	23.0%
Pakistani	12.4%	14.5%	2.1%	2.7%	11.8%
Other Asian	8.6%	4.1%	-4.5%	1.6%	2.5%
Black African	3.2%	3.9%	0.7%	2.5%	1.4%
Black Caribbean	4.7%	4.6%	-0.1%	1.0%	3.6%
Other Black	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	0.5%	0.4%
Mixed White and Asian	1.4%	0.2%	-1.2%	0.8%	-0.6%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.9%	0.7%	-0.2%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	0.9%	1.1%	0.2%	0.8%	0.3%
White	25.2%	25.7%	0.5%	81.4%	-55.7%
Arab	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	2.3%	1.8%	-0.5%	1.6%	0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 49.1% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	53.4%	49.1%	-4.3%	83.2%	-34.1%
European Union	5.2%	9.2%	4.0%	6.1%	3.1%
Rest of Europe	2.9%	3.7%	0.8%	0.8%	2.9%
Africa	6.8%	5.1%	-1.7%	2.7%	2.4%
Middle East and Asia	29.3%	29.9%	0.6%	5.6%	24.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.3%	2.3%	0.0%	1.3%	1.0%
Oceania	0.2%	0.5%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 49.1% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 27.7% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	52.7%	49.2%	-3.5%	83.2%	-34.0%
10+ Years	2.7%	27.7%	25.0%	9.8%	17.9%
5-10 Years	7%	10.1%	3.1%	2.9%	7.2%
2-5 Years	7.9%	7.2%	-0.7%	2.2%	5.0%
Less than 2 years	29.7%	5.8%	-23.9%	1.9%	3.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	63.7%	76.7%	-13.0%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
France	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Germany	3%	0.2%	2.8%
Italy	4.1%	0.6%	3.5%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Spain	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Lithuania	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Romania	4.9%	0.9%	4.0%
Other EU countries	2.8%	1.5%	1.3%
Other Europe	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Southern Asia	10.6%	1.2%	9.4%
South-East Asia	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	3.9%	13.5%	-9.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	7.4%	37.2%	-29.8%
Christian	25%	46.2%	-21.2%
Buddhist	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Hindu	9.9%	1.7%	8.2%
Muslim	39.2%	6.5%	32.7%
Sikh	6.5%	0.9%	5.6%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	10.4%	6.0%	4.4%

Safety

Is Westbury Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Westbury Road was 188.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 21.3% lower than the Ilford Town average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Westbury Road has the 8th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Ilford Town and the 80th highest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 51.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -27.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 58% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£47,100

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in IG1 3BW, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Westbury Road are based on 88 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Redbridge.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Westbury Road, Ilford, IG1 3BW

Estimated Average Property Prices for IG1 3BW

Average Price
£469,396

Semi-Detached
£376,861

Terraced
£476,658

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£249,649

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Westbury Road

Average Price
£455,398

Semi-Detached
£379,814

Terraced
£475,862

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£232,324

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Westbury Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
116 Westbury Road, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£395,000	2024-08-13	£403,638
89 Westbury Road, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£415,000	2024-03-15	£451,928
93 Westbury Road, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£350,000	2023-05-26	£383,582
Flat 1 80 Westbury Road, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£550,000	2022-12-15	£564,835
137 Westbury Road, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£250,000	2022-03-09	£269,675

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IG1 3BW

Employment

IG1 3BW area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 20% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in IG1 3BW area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	138
Self-Employed	54
Part-Time Employee	50
Looking after home or family	47
Student (economically inactive)	46
Retired	38
Unemployed	19
Other	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	23
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Financial and insurance activities	21
Education	18
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	14
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Information and communication	12
Transport and storage	11
Manufacturing	10
Other	8
Construction	8
Real estate activities	3
Administrative and support service activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sheringham Nursery School & Children's Centre Sheringham Avenue , Manor Park E12 5PB	4out of 4	945 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	3,046 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	3,386 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	3out of 4	3,736 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oliver Thomas Nursery School Mathews Avenue , East Ham E6 6BU	3out of 4	4,047 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Highlands Primary School Highlands Gardens , IG1 3LE	4out of 4	793 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sheringham Primary School Sheringham Avenue , Manor Park E12 5PB	4out of 4	994 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Cranbrook Primary School The Drive , IG1 3PS	3out of 4	1,153 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christchurch Primary School Wellesley Road , IG1 4LQ	4out of 4	1,287 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sir John Heron Primary School School Road , Manor Park E12 5PY	3out of 4	1,319 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Ursuline Academy Ilford Morland Road , IG1 4JU	3out of 4	686 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Valentines High School Cranbrook Road , IG2 6HX	4out of 4	1,597 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Little Ilford School Rectory Road , Manor Park E12 6JB	4out of 4	1,763 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Wanstead High School Redbridge Lane West , Wanstead E11 2JZ	3out of 4	2,500 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Palmer Catholic Academy Aldborough Road South , Seven Kings IG3 8EU	3out of 4	2,586 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Newham Collegiate Sixth Form Centre, City of London Academy 326 Barking Road , East Ham E6 2BB	- not rated	3,511 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Newham College of Further Education East Ham Campus , High Street South E6 6ER	- not rated	3,661 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	5,098 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	5,332 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Broadway House , 322 High Street E15 1AJ	- not rated	5,406 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Seven Kings School Ley Street , IG2 7BT	4out of 4	2,084 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Isaac Newton Academy 1 Cricklefield Place , IG1 1FY	4out of 4	2,375 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	4out of 4	2,621 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastbury Community School Hulse Avenue , IG11 9UW	3out of 4	3,237 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	3,545 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Apex Primary School 60-62 Argyle Road , IG1 3BG	- not rated	396 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Read Academy Education 34-38 Mansfield Road , Ilford IG1 3BD	- not rated	489 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Ursuline Prep School Ilford 2-4 Coventry Road , IG1 4QR	- not rated	618 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Park School for Girls 20-22 Park Avenue , IG1 4RS	- not rated	712 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Beehive Preparatory School 233 Beehive Lane , Redbridge IG4 5ED	- not rated	2,347 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Moroccan Garden	73a Belgrave Road	180 yd
Sultan Restaurant	165-169 Cranbrook Road	435 yd
Shinwari Restaurant	229-231 Cranbrook Road	453 yd
SKVP Diner	219 Cranbrook Road	453 yd
Essex Spicy Chicken & Pizza	237 Cranbrook Road	453 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Great Spoon Of Ilford	114 Cranbrook Road	487 yd
Jono's Freehouse	37 Cranbrook Road	577 yd
Ilford Golf Club	291 Wanstead Park Road	618 yd
O'Neills	109 Station Road	707 yd
The Papermakers Arms Public House	57 Roden Street	715 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Starfish & Chips	75 Belgrave Road	180 yd
Zahra’s Grill	88 Belgrave Road	206 yd
Pablo’s Pizza	145 Cranbrook Road	448 yd
Kulcha Express	43 York Road	505 yd
Chai-doh	89a Cranbrook Road	524 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	74-76 Cranbrook Road	560 yd
Sainsbury's	55 Roden Street	715 yd
Marks & Spencer	135-139 High Road	738 yd
Iceland	60 High Road	745 yd
Lidl	155-161 High Road	865 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Ursuline Academy Ilford MORLAND ROAD		581 yd
Ilford Golf Club WANSTEAD PARK ROAD	golf	718 yd
The Gym (London Ilford Romford Road) RODING HOUSE RODING HOUSE ROMFORD ROAD	health and fitness suite	741 yd
Easygym (London Ilford) 3-5 3-5 Winston Way	health and fitness suite	758 yd
Pure Gym (London Ilford) 151-161 151-161 High Road	health and fitness suite	865 yd
Nuffield Health (Ilford) 68-90 68-90 CLEMENTS ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	968 yd
The Froud Centre Toronto Avenue		987 yd
Jack Cornwell Community Centre JACK CORNWELL STREET		1,055 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	155 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	75 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of IG1 3BW